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Official: Karlsruhe SC appoint Maximilian Senft as new head coachKarlsruhe SC has officially announced it's new head coach in Maximilian Senft who is joining from Austrian first division club SV Ried.The Vienna nativ had been under contract with SV Ried since 2022, coaching the reserve team and eventually earning his UEFA Pro License.Senft took over the first team in March 2023 and led them the title and subsequent promotion to the topflight in 2024-25.In the current season, the 36-year-old is still fighting for qualification for the Conference League in the playoff with Rapid Wien.At the start of our coaching search, we developed a clear profile. We consistently adhered to this profile and held several in-depth discussions."With Maximilian Senft, we have secured a coach who is an excellent fit for Karlsruher SC in terms of his sporting ability, his personality, and his working style."He embodies our overall footballing strategy because he combines modern training methods, clear development, and proactive football."Max led SV Ried to promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga, subsequently established the club in the league, and, together with his coaching team, developed something sustainable."He has demonstrated that he can not only generate short-term success but also stabilize it through daily work, said managing director of sport, Mario Eggimann.

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Berlins state parliament has given the go-ahead for the citys bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.Our bid is a genuine promise for future generations, Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said during the 90-minute debate that preceded the vote Thursday. We want positive development for Berlin.Wegners CDU political party received support from rival SPD members and the far-right AfD for the Berlin Olympic and Paralympic plans that he first presented in May last year in the same stadium where Jesse Owens defied Adolf Hitler in the 1936 Games.Berlins state government approved the concept this month for a bid that relies mostly on existing sports facilities and envisages using city landmarks such as the city park at the former airport Tempelhof.It estimated the cost at 4.82 billion euros ($5.6 billion), with revenue of 5.24 billion euros projected, giving a net profit of around 420 million euros, with a quarter of that going to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).If we put on a summer fairy tale for the world, then its a chance for the world, Wegner said.The plans were opposed by politicians from the Left party and Greens who referred to the financial risks of hosting the Olympics and criticized what they called empty promises and castles in the air, news agency DPA reported.Tobias Schulze of the Left party said the last three Olympic Games were more than twice as expensive as initially planned, and he pointed out that many of the proposed venues need renovation.The bid organizers decided not to hold a referendum in contrast to organizers of three other bids from Germany.Bids from Munich and North Rhine-Westphalia were approved in referendums, while vote-eligible people in Hamburg will have their say on that city's proposed bid on May 31.If Hamburg's bid survives, one of the four will be selected by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) on Sep. 26 for submission to the IOC.On behalf of the entire German sporting community, I congratulate Berlin on this decision, which was supported by a large majority, DOSB president Thomas Weikert said. "The bid has already garnered significant attention and sparked new enthusiasm for sport in the capital.However, many Berliners are against the idea of staging the Olympics at all, regardless of them potentially taking place on the 100th anniversary of the Games already hosted by the Nazis. An initiative called NOlympia Berlin is collecting signatures in an effort to force a referendum.Germany wants to host the Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports

Berlins state parliament has given the go-ahead for the citys bid to rehost the Olympic Games on or after the 100th anniversary of the 1936 Games staged by the Nazis.Our bid is a genuine promise for future generations, Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said during the 90-minute debate that preceded the vote Thursday. We want positive development for Berlin.Wegners CDU political party received support from rival SPD members and the far-right AfD for the Berlin Olympic and Paralympic plans that he first presented in May last year in the same stadium where Jesse Owens defied Adolf Hitler in the 1936 Games.Berlins state government approved the concept this month for a bid that relies mostly on existing sports facilities and envisages using city landmarks such as the city park at the former airport Tempelhof.It estimated the cost at 4.82 billion euros ($5.6 billion), with revenue of 5.24 billion euros projected, giving a net profit of around 420 million euros, with a quarter of that going to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).If we put on a summer fairy tale for the world, then its a chance for the world, Wegner said.The plans were opposed by politicians from the Left party and Greens who referred to the financial risks of hosting the Olympics and criticized what they called empty promises and castles in the air, news agency DPA reported.Tobias Schulze of the Left party said the last three Olympic Games were more than twice as expensive as initially planned, and he pointed out that many of the proposed venues need renovation.The bid organizers decided not to hold a referendum in contrast to organizers of three other bids from Germany.Bids from Munich and North Rhine-Westphalia were approved in referendums, while vote-eligible people in Hamburg will have their say on that city's proposed bid on May 31.If Hamburg's bid survives, one of the four will be selected by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) on Sep. 26 for submission to the IOC.On behalf of the entire German sporting community, I congratulate Berlin on this decision, which was supported by a large majority, DOSB president Thomas Weikert said. "The bid has already garnered significant attention and sparked new enthusiasm for sport in the capital.However, many Berliners are against the idea of staging the Olympics at all, regardless of them potentially taking place on the 100th anniversary of the Games already hosted by the Nazis. An initiative called NOlympia Berlin is collecting signatures in an effort to force a referendum.Germany wants to host the Games in 2036, 2040 or 2044.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports

Scottie Scheffler's putter proved his undoing at Aronimink, denying him any realistic chance of claiming the Wanamaker Trophy at the PGA Championship.The mathematics told a straightforward story. From tee to green, the world number one performed superbly, gaining more than a stroke on the field both with his driver and approach shots. His swing appeared to have returned to peak form.However, his work on the greens told an entirely different tale. Scheffler surrendered strokes to his competitors on the putting surfaces, with Saturday proving particularly damaging as he ranked among the tournament's ten worst performers with the flat stick. Numerous short putts slipped by, ending his title challenge.Speaking ahead of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Scheffler played down any worries about his form on the greens. He attributed last week's difficulties to the natural rhythm of professional golf."You kind of just go through ebbs and flows, and putting is something, especially when you're putting in wind and on greens without much slope, there's going to be variance," he explained.The American insisted he remains confident in his overall game, claiming his putting this season has actually been the finest of his career. His plan involves returning to fundamentals, checking his alignment and ensuring he starts the ball on his intended line.Scheffler offered insight into why his form has dipped from last year's extraordinary standards. The arrival of his second child, Remy, before The Masters has fundamentally altered his daily routine."When you add a second child to the mix, I think that's a whole different ballgame in terms of home life," he said. "I can't spend as much time at the golf course as I did when I was younger, early in my career."The 2026 season has seen Scheffler without a victory since January, a notable decline from his dominant 2025 campaign when comparisons to Tiger Woods were commonplace.The statistics paint a more nuanced picture than Scheffler's confident assessment suggests. His putting this season shows him gaining 0.48 strokes on the field, a decline from the 0.65 he achieved during his career-best 2025 campaign.Current PGA Tour rankings reveal specific areas requiring attention. Scheffler sits 29th in one-putt percentage and 34th in three-putt avoidance, but his 121st position for putting inside ten feet highlights a particular weakness.Nevertheless, these figures represent his second-strongest putting season as a professional. With his iron play and driving showing signs of returning to elite levels, improvement on the greens may follow naturally.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter